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Letter written from Liverpool regarding the making of a pair of 7ft driving wheels for one of Daniel Gooch's GWR standard passenger engines. Six engines were built in Liverpool for Jones, Turner & Evans. Letter includes a one-page hand drawn sketch of a wheel.
mssHM 83403
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Hand drawn map of Cambridge, Massachusetts dated 1856, April 25. Inscribed: "Copy from H. S. McKean."
mssHM 80769
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This letter was written by Langley to Henry S. Mackintosh, an American teacher and author. It is on Smithsonian Institution letterhead. The letter reads as follows: "I am very glad to see your hand again, and perhaps I can best answer your inquiry by enclosing you a copy of a report from the Administrative Assistant in the National Museum, in reference to the feathered cloak. If you wish anything more done through the Museum, let me know, though I rather think you would do quite as well with private parties. Very sincerely yours, S. P. Langley."
mssHM 80278
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The letter reads: "My dear Mr. Lockwood, I can do nothing about this until I can see people, which will not happen for a month to come. I will then do my best." The addressee is probably John S. Lockwood, formerly of the publishing company Lockwood, Brooks & Co. The letter is written on "Lend a Hand Monthly" letterhead, although the letter was written from Matunuck, Rhode Island.
mssHM 79208
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In this letter, Franklin is asking Hamilton to invest money in several mines (gold, silver, and lead) in the Los Angeles, California area. He discusses the mining process, possible purchases of mining corporations as well as prices and expected profit. Included with the letter is a hand-drawn sketch of a mine cross-section.
mssHM 68334
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In this letter to his brother, Charles S. Johnson writes from a Chinese camp of local legislation and politics.
mssHM 16519